Archie v Ad-Ham re the Trots Reignites the Days of Great Literary Debate Between Henry and the Banjo
Let’s go drinking in the gardens after dark, Or do some burnouts in Pedrina Park; Do you want to go shopping on the weekend, or to see a new release? No, I don’t feel like going to Warrnambool. There’s lots of things to see and do We’ve got one footy club, we used to have […]
Archie’s Analysis of the Doomben Ten Thousand – We’ve Found You a $31 Winner
We have written before about Eduardo’s limitations at distances of over 1100m when racing in the top grade, so rather than bore you with repetition, you can read that story by clicking here. Given what I wrote, and what we know about the 7-year-old’s well exposed form, it would be a surprise that Eduardo is […]
Australia’s Most Over-Raced Horse Slips Up to Darwin, Steps up to the Mile, and Slips Under Our Guard
Regular readers of this site well know the story of the warhorse Masterati, the most over-raced galloper in Australia. (Those who don’t can click here to catch up on our stories about the horse who’s been flogged to death). Last Saturday we tipped you into Masterati at his NT debut over 1100 metres in Alice […]
Thou May Run Thy Horse into the Ground – But Thy Must Not Smoke
The horse is at the heart of everything we do in South Australian thoroughbred racing and it always has been. The welfare of our participants – our animals and our people – is an absolute priority Racing South Australia, Thorough Care Animal welfare is Racing SA’s absolute priority. Second only to trainers smoking a dart […]
Copy That’s Place in the Rising Sun Confirmed – Look Out Luke, Here He Comes!
Copy That takes the best pacers in New Zealand to town Lincoln Farms’ star pacer Copy That has been officially invited to compete in the inaugural A$250,000 Rising Sun in Brisbane in July. Owner Merv Butterworth and trainer Ray Green signalled earlier in the week their intention to aim at the July 10 feature and […]
Masterati Returns to the Track Just 72 Hours After His Last Run -Racing a Horse Until it Breaks Down Isn’t Animal Welfare – It’s Abuse
On Monday we told you the amazing story of how the most over-worked galloper in training Masterati – who has been racing non-stop since July, and had raced 22 times in just 29 weeks – was actually given a break of more than a fortnight in between races, which must have made the poor old […]
All He Needed Was a Break
We told you recently the tale of Australia’s iron horse Masterati, a former Sydney and Brisbane restricted grade galloper that had been sent to South Australia, where it had been raced by its new trainer Grant Young an incredible 22 times in just 29 weeks. In the story we decried the over-racing of the poor […]
Flogging a Poor Horse to Death – Is Racing a Galloper 22 Times in Just 29 Weeks Really What Animal Welfare is All About?
At exactly what point does racing a galloper excessively become an animal welfare issue? Can owners and their trainer race an aged thoroughbred week in, week out in races held on professional tracks, and still be said to care for the best interests of their horse? Those are the questions that need to be answered […]
Are Aaron Bain and the Boys the Future of Aussie Harness Racing? -Suresoundslikealie to Me
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/sa/GDC01022104.mp4 Arco stepped out for her new owners for the first time last weekend – attracting the biggest crowd seen at the Gawler trials in many years. “It was fantastic. There would have been 100 members there watching her trial, including Lorraine Coombes, from Mildura, who got up at 4am to travel over and get […]